Florida reported more than 7,200 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, as the state's virus-related death toll increased by more than 120.
The 7,280 new confirmed COVID-19 cases brought Florida's total to 1,863,707 since the outbreak began, according to figures released by the state's department of health.
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Another 121 virus-related deaths among Florida residents were reported Saturday, bringing the total to 29,813. An additional 526 non-resident deaths have been confirmed in the state to-date, an increase of two since Friday. Most of the newly confirmed deaths occurred days or weeks earlier.
The positivity rate for new cases in the state was 5.74% in Saturday's department of health coronavirus report, the lowest it's been in over two weeks and the 12th day in a row it has been at or below 7%.
In South Florida, Miami-Dade County reached 401,137 cases on Saturday, an increase of 1,544 since Friday, along with 5,28- COVID-related deaths, a single-day increase of 10.
In Broward County, there were 189,125 total COVID-19 cases reported, a daily increase of 909, along with 2,324 virus-related deaths, 14 more than Friday's total.
Palm Beach County had 117,231 cases and 2,394 virus-related deaths Saturday, while Monroe County had 5,657 cases and 44 deaths.
